A rare cause of ileus: Meningomyelocele

Cem Emir Güldoğan, Erdinç Çetinkaya, Şiyar Ersöz, Hüseyin Berkem, Nermin Damla Hatipoğlu, Ahmet Keşşaf Aşlar

Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, Kolorektal Cerrahi Bölümü, Ankara, Türkiye

Keywords: Childhood ileus; ileus; meningomyelocele disease.

Abstract

Neural tube defects, spina bifida and meningomyelocele disease, are one of the causes of chronic constipation. The first diagnosis of meningomyelocele- induced ileus in older age is very rare since it is a condition more commonly encountered in childhood. We discuss this issue in our case report.